Elements and Performance Criteria
- Determine the scope of the assessment and the client's structural needs
- Establish the clients purpose for the session
- Explain clearly the techniques to be used and limits of available services
- Explore and clarify clients expectations of the session
- Explain clearly clients and practitioners roles in the session
- Determine client's eligibility for service using clinic policies and guidelines
- Identify factors likely to have a negative impact of the assessment in consultation with the client and implement strategies to minimise the effects of these factors wherever possible
- Refer client to other health care professionals where the needs of the client are identified as beyond the scope of services able to be provided, or if in the opinion of the practitioner, the needs of the client are best met by doing so
- Identify and promote the legal rights of the client
- Obtain and record a accurate history of the client
- Seek information from the client for a client history in a respectful way and make all enquiries in a purposeful, systematic and diplomatic manner
- Collect and record accurate, relevant and well organised information in a form which can be interpreted readily by other professionals
- Manage information in a confidential and secure way
- Prepare the client for the session
- Perform the assessment of the client
- Obtain informed client consent prior to conducting assessment, in accordance with relevant legislation and regulations
- Establish, observe and maintain clinical and practitioner hygiene
- Anticipate potential sensitivities of the client and adapt approach accordingly to take these into account
- Assess client through indicator muscles and other information gathering techniques
- Identify contraindications to the kinesiology session